Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
(2022)
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Synopsis
In the mid-1960s, Lowndes County, Alabama had zero registered Black voters despite an 80% Black population. Through first person accounts and searing archival footage, this documentary chronicles the citizens' movement and young Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organizers led by Stokely Carmichael who risked their lives for Black voting rights.
Directors
Geeta Gandbhir, Sam Pollard, Ella Baker, Stokely Carmichael, Martin Luther King, Jeff Skoll, Melissa Collazo, Kathryn Bostic
Production year
2022
Rating
NR
Studio
Greenwich Entertainment
Runtime
90 minutes
Cast
Ella Baker, Stokely Carmichael, Courtland Cox, Mukasa Dada